
For Low Intermediate: What do you like to wear in different weather conditions? Write short paragraphs like the example.). Longer length Challenge Activities are on every couple of pages, and require higher-level critical thinking and composing (for High Beginning: List 8 items of clothing you have. You’ll see some vocabulary overlap in the next level, High Beginning, but the challenge takes a step up, becoming more complex in composing and thinking skill application (with the final, Low Intermediate level requiring the most reading and writing tasks at about a 7th grade level). The Low Beginning requires approximately a Grade 4 language ability, and each section includes one short, concrete Challenge Activity ( Name two types of materials you like to wear). Activities will apply the target words: primarily fill-in-the-blank, but also box-checking, circling, and more.

These levels correlate to students based on their “grasp of English” ability rather than a grade level. Select from Low Beginning, High Beginning, or Low Intermediate.

Implement the OPD vocabulary using one of the correlating, leveled workbooks. A few additional printable resources are available by registering with the publisher, but the mentioned Online Teacher Resource Center is not available for individual or home use. Verbs are indicated in bold type, but you’ll find an expansive list of regular verbs and irregular verbs. The in-depth index indicates the page on which the word is introduced and is included in an exercise. The over 4,000 strategically selected high-frequency words come from two sources: the Oxford 3000™ (prioritized for their importance and usefulness) and The Academic Word List (AWL) which spans multiple academic disciplines. Strongly emphasizing nouns, the lessons focus upon everyday vocabulary use: in education and recreation families and community job search and workplace home and food clothing and health. A bottom-page insert provides application: talking points, as well as role-play activities for individuals, partners, or class use. Words are organized by topic and shown in real-life context. It is recommended that instructors also select a corresponding, leveled, student workbook for practice.

This edition has an added career focus, digital literacy concepts, academic and citizenship language and activities. Suitable for pictorial learners, life-skill focused students, English Language Learners, and more, the hub of the learning is the 3rd edition Picture Dictionary (OPD). If you need to concentrate on spelling and vocabulary, focusing on the most crucial words you’ll need for daily living, this is your series.
